![Barbara and Curt Van Blarcum enjoy dinner at Ray’s Place in downtown Kent on Monday, April 18, 2016.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/c695dbbaa3bc00fd9a3db396ff9e57a1-1-900x642.jpg)
Best of Kent: Best Restaurant
Alex Delaney-Gesing
• April 18, 2016
![Twisted Meltz manager Mike Canter holds out the sandwich shop’s signature “Julian Edelman” sandwich.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ab90e04a03e2c72d63d1ad85491bd4a3-598x900.jpg)
Best of Kent: Best Sandwich Shop
Alex Delaney-Gesing, Anna Huntsman
• April 18, 2016
![Joshua Weiss begins the process of making a pizza by spinning the dough in the air at Guy’s Pizza in downtown Kent on Tuesday, April 19, 2016.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/e2716e67fb5192956f7864d20f68c4a5-900x627.jpg)
Best of Kent: Best Pizza
Alex Delaney-Gesing
• April 18, 2016
![Barista Astrid Klingenberg prepares a drink Monday morning on April 6, 2015, at Tree City Coffee and Pastry in Kent, Ohio. Tree City has a wide variety of baked goods and beverages for customers to choose from.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/4f4c7b395d10b4d020ac15551b8192e6.jpg)
Best of Kent: Best Coffee Shop
Cameron Gorman
• April 18, 2016
![Freshman public relations and advertising major Madeline Crandall pours sauce over wings during a lunch shift on Friday, April 15.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/9c6a4daf20ac9ad1981c367f8979ab05-900x676.jpg)
Best of Kent: Best On-Campus Eatery
Cameron Gorman
• April 18, 2016
![Customers enjoy the atmosphere of Laziza as they order food on Friday, April 16, 2016. Laziza offers a wide variety of ethnic and vegetarian dishes.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/9ccfcd6a2f8b5a29df8a2bfe0576b119-900x600.jpg)
Best of Kent: Best Vegetarian/Vegan Food
Cameron Gorman, Anna Huntsman
• April 18, 2016
![Evan Evolution performs at the 20th anniversary of Kent State Flash Fest on April 24, 2014. Evan Evolution won best DJ.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8a26e47f889a3bac3f21046785cf93e2.jpg)
Best DJ: Evan Evolution
Megan Brown
• April 7, 2015
![The Zephyr on April 6, 2015. The Zephyr was voted as the best bar in Kent, Ohio.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/47cee280aa5c0db2297e3ac376e16e12.jpg)
Best Bar: Zephyr Pub
Mark Oprea
• April 7, 2015
![Kent State alumni Kat Kasee, Erika Knopsnider and Erin Duffy enjoy the $2 happy hour in Water Street Tavern on April 9, 2014.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20c7f08ef8948bc096c5d560ee1c4cca.jpg)
Best Happy Hour: Water Street Tavern
Mark Oprea
• April 7, 2015
![Manager Jill Wymer, prepares a sandwich platter during lunch on April 4, 2015.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/61379bd93985b66b41786a6211260597.jpg)
Best Sandwich Shop: Franklin Square Deli
Felicia Guadagni
• April 7, 2015
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